If I Were Commish

May 31, 2009

*Price chopper: This week, we hear from Al Vicki of Manchester:

"Here's a simple solution to players being overpriced: equate payrolls to goals. For instance, if a team has a payroll of $200 million, the expectation would be 100-105 wins in the regular season. If the team wins only 89 games, salaries across the board would be reduced by percentage of how short of the goal the team fell. This could also work in reverse with teams on the other end of the spectrum. If your $30 million team wins a higher percentage than expected, salaries could increase. Playoff goals could also be included for teams considered championship caliber. Imagine how this could raise the competitive level, cut down on suspicious injuries, etc."

Of course, Al would have agents and union officials to contend with, but we're betting he'd prevail.